Memoirs of A Geisha

Based on Arthur Golden's best-selling novel, Memoirs Of A Geisha tells the story of an 18-year-old Japanese girl who must learn how to be a geisha girl so that she can survive.

Watanabe (The Last Samurai, Batman Begins) will portray 'The Chairman,' the high-powered executive with whom the young geisha, Sayuri, falls in love.
Zhang Ziyi (CTHD, 2046, Hero, House of Flying Daggers) will portray Sayuri, the beautiful young orphan from a remote fishing village whose life changes forever when she is sent to the city to learn the ways of the geisha.
Michelle Yeoh (CTHD, Tomorrow Never Dies), who will portray Mameha, the elegant and experienced geisha who becomes Sayuri's mentor.
Gong Li (Farewell My Concubine, Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, 2046) will portray Sayuri's stunning and treacherous rival Hatsumomo.
Koji Yakusho ("Shall We Dance?") as Nobu, the brilliant but tragic businessman who seeks to become Sayuri's patron.
Youki Kudoh ("Snow Falling on Cedars") as Pumpkin, Sayuri's closest friend since childhood who also struggles on the path to becoming a geisha.

Exec-Producer: Steven Spielberg
Director: Rob Marshall
Stars: Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe
Filming will start in September in Los Angeles and Tokyo